Despite the advantages in terms of profitability, the batter cage system and similar intensive poultry farming techniques come with serious disadvantages...
Environmentally friendly pest control tips are based on using natural predators or other preventative techniques for...as an alternative to the use of chemicals.
There are a number of easy ways that we can prevent soil loss through simple soil conservation methods. These include: organic farming, afforestation, wetlands...
The obvious difference with soilless agriculture is the absence of soil. But do the differences end there? How can soilless agriculture really work and how does it compare to soil-based agriculture?
Rice’s extraordinary water footprint is primarily owed to...One of the most promising approaches was developed about 25 years ago by farmers in Madagascar who decided...
What role does humus play in soil fertility? Because of its high ratio in organic compounds, humus is also rich in microorganisms which help plants to absorb nutrients or...
Crop biodiversity can have very positive impacts for our seas and water in terms of reversing the impacts and spread of ocean dead zones. How? By improving the quality of the soil...
Why is pollination important to agriculture is a good question. Pollination is an essential part of the reproduction cycle of many plants and farmers need...
The impacts of aquaculture on the environment are an increasingly important issue as aquaculture operations expand globally. Outbreaks of disease from farms, discharges, ...
Conventional agricultural practices are polluting soils, rivers and oceans with large amounts of harmful chemicals used to achieve maximum crop yields.
